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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.06.2012 (43) Date of publication: 01.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/31 (21) Application number: 10818011.8 (22) Date of filing: 21.09.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E05B 65/52(2006.01) E05B 15/00(2006.01) E05B 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/049615 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/035289 (24.03.2011 Gazette 2011/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 21.09.2009 US 244272 P (71) Applicant: Master Lock Company LLC Oak Creek, WI 53154 (US)	(72) Inventor: HACKER, Dean, D. Oak Creek, WI 53154 (US) (74) Representative: Quintelier, Claude et al Gevers & Vander Haeghen Holidaystraat 5 1831 Diegem 1831 Diegem (BE)